Cost of living comparison
Greece is 73.5% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Greece instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 87.2% more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB729.00
|
$13.17
€12.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB757.59
|
$9.11
€8.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB95.38
|
$2.07
€1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB61.01
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 16.1% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB145.99
|
$1.33
€1.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB589.70
|
$6.30
€5.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB738.55
|
$5.99
€5.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB321.87
|
$4.02
€3.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB686.01
|
$4.23
€3.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB401.12
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.52
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB131.01
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.96
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB37.82
|
$0.51
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB96.49
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB592.89
|
$7.55
€7.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,215.00
|
$40.19
€37.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,037,500.00
|
$28,316.80
€26,418.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB445.30
|
$13.82
€12.89
|
|
pay 16.5% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,796.75
|
$32.82
€30.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,379.65
|
$524.36
€489.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,363.18
|
$392.21
€365.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,167.85
|
$175.68
€163.90
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,899.00
|
$413.12
€385.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,335,875.00
|
$6,332.60
€5,908.10
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB121.50
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB139.69
|
$3.49
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB486.00
|
$4.94
€4.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,007.29
|
$48.72
€45.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB814.05
|
$8.82
€8.23
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,872.50
|
$83.64
€78.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,132.75
|
$37.83
€35.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,224.39
|
$83.15
€77.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,497.59
|
$93.42
€87.16
|
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